The Ondo State House of Assembly has tasked road safety authorities in the state to take measures to forestall recurrence of Saturday’s road accident in Akungba Akoko community. Reports said that eight persons lost their lives in the accident which…
A Civil Society Organisation, the Coalition Against Corruption and Bad Governance (CACOBAG), has commended the appointment of Brig-Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). Its Chairman, Mr Toyin Raheem, who made the…
The police in Zamfara have confirmed the killing of eight persons in Janbako village of Maradun Local Government Area (LGA), of the state by armed bandits on Sunday. The Police Command`s Public Relations Officer, SP Shehu Muhammad, confirmed the killings…
Seventy-six persons died in 615 fire incidents recorded in Kaduna State in 2020, the Director of the state Fire Service, Mr Paul Aboi, has said. The director said this in Kaduna on Tuesday. He said 139 others were injured in…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that 13 persons died, while 14 others sustained various degrees of injury in an accident on Bida/Mokwa road in Niger, on Tuesday. Mr Joel Dagwa, FRSC Sector Commander in the state, confirmed…
The police in Badagry, Lagos, on Tuesday confirmed the death of a man alleged to have been killed during a clash between rival cult groups. Mr Gbesu Peters, the Divisional Police Officer in Badagry, told newsmen that the corpse of…
The elevator of the 26-storey Cocoa House in Ibadan, Oyo State, has crashed killing one person and injuring three others. A statement issued by the Head, Corporate Affairs, Oodua Investment Company Limited, Victor Ayetoro said the incident occurred around 11am…
An Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan on Wednesday dissolved a 15-year-old marriage between a mechanic, Adeyemi Bamigbola and his wife, Bidemi over alleged infidelity. Delivering judgment, Chief Henry Agbaje, the President of the court held that he dissolved the relationship…
A Mobile Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has ordered that four parks and gardens in the territory be sealed off for two weeks for violating the COVID-19 protocols. Mr Ikharo Atta, Head of Media and Enlightenment of the…
Melojuekun Barakat, the 16-year-old girl who accused the suspended Ogun State Commissioner of Environment, Abiodun Abudu-Balogun of sexual harassment has said she wanted the matter to be laid to rest. Her father, Adesola Melojuekun, has said a similar thing. The…
